Chapter 374 Change

Konoha 47, mid-January.

Although the weather is not clear, the milky white sky is much brighter than the snowy sky.

In the cold and frozen forest, there are no birds flying high, and no lush vegetation. On the snow-capped ground, there are only footprints in twos and threes, which proves that someone is active here.

Then, in the silent forest, there was the sound of gunfire tearing the air.

The bullet penetrated through the center of the target hanging on the tree, and penetrated deep into the tree behind the target, where a deep hole the size of a peanut can be clearly seen.

The hard trees have been penetrated so deeply by bullets, if they hit a flesh and blood body, one can imagine what will happen.

"It seems that the marksmanship has been practiced very well. With the white eyes of the Hyuga clan, even in a complicated environment, they can accurately hit the enemy's body."

Asuka watched Chiba Aya use the short-featured flintlock, and said in a good mood.

Because it was a rest day, it was rare for him not to go to work in his workshop, but to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to spend as much time with his family as possible.

Ichihime also nodded at the side. Compared with the others, she has white eyes. No matter what the environment is, she can capture the enemy's movement trajectory, which greatly reduces the difficulty of use.

"It's not bad, it's not bad, but I think the range of the bullet is still a bit short."

Cai frowned, although she also felt that the flintlock gun was very helpful to the ninja in the battle, especially in the case of surprise, it could quickly kill the enemy.

But for him with white eyes, this range is still too short.

"The effective shooting range has already exceeded 40 meters. Under normal circumstances, there is no ninjutsu that can reach this level."

Asuka explained.

Because of the space that can be operated, or because of the current technology, the effective range of the flintlock, he can only adjust to the limit distance of 40 meters.

Actually, when the bullet exceeds 30 meters, the bullet will deviate from the original trajectory, but the deviation angle cannot be noticed without careful observation, so Asuka thinks it is not a big problem.

At least it is much better than the bulky, low-range weapon like the Kunai Gun.

"That is to say, can't you adjust the longer range, Brother Asuka?"

Cai asked.

"Well, because the operable space of the flintlock gun is very small, and there is no breakthrough in technology and materials. Although it is intended to be mass-produced, it is currently impossible. But..."

Asuka took a serious look at Cai, smiled and said: "Your words can also be a wake-up call. You are right. If it is an ordinary ninja, the range of this distance is enough for use, but for the Hyuga clan, such a short range does have some problems."

Ichiji who was on the side also pondered for a while, and quickly understood the key point.

"It's because the effective observation distance of Baiyan can reach more than two kilometers. If the effective range of gun bullets is increased to more than two kilometers, then the ninjas of the Hyuga clan with Baiyan can snipe the enemy from a safe area without touching the enemy."

Because Baiyan can see through all obstacles and accurately capture the enemy's position.

No matter how complicated the environment is, it can't affect Baiyan's performance, unless it uses targeted spells to confuse Baiyan's insight ability.

In this way, Cai's idea actually matches the characteristics of Baiyan very well.

A grown-up ninja of the Hyuga clan, with a white-eyed observation distance, started with the basis of two kilometers. As powerful as Ayane, the effective observation distance can reach more than ten kilometers, and no grass, tree or tree can escape.

"What you said is an ideal situation. Technological progress does not happen overnight, but lies in the usual accumulation and experimentation. Moreover, it takes a lot of effort to break through the range of one meter, and the requirements for bullets will be higher. Even if you can increase the capacity of the firearm to operate, it will take a long time."

Asuka looked at Kazuki speechlessly.

How could such a thing exist.

"How to improve the convenience of weapons is the job of your researchers, and it has nothing to do with me. I just need to use this to fight and get rid of the enemy."

For Asuka's complaints, Kazuhime didn't pay any attention.

Asuka sighed, still doing her own way as usual.

"Anyway, I'll give it a try. Well, it's almost time, let's go back."

Yiji and Cai did not object, but nodded in agreement.

"Yo, the eldest lady and the young masters are back. It's really hard to go out."

Entering the courtyard, I saw Lei Mingwan, who looked like a watchdog, lying on his own land basking in the sun, eating snacks he found from home.

He came back from the Kingdom of Waves, and basically spends his time here every day. After all, there is no special war in the Kingdom of Ghosts now, so his combat clone is useless. Moreover, there is absolutely no need for such things as cultivation. Their own 'system' does not have the ability to cultivate.

So, life is very leisurely.

After seeing Yiji and the other three coming back, they immediately greeted each other.

This sentence made Asuka unable to complain.

Obviously he is the eldest brother, why is he called 'Little Young Master'.

As the younger sister, Ichihime is called the 'Missy'.

Asuka felt that Lei Mingmaru was becoming more and more like a loyal dog wagging its tail at its master.

Discrimination is also too serious.

"By the way, my lord father asked Missy to go to his study. It seems that there is a little accident in the land of waves."

Lei Mingmaru remembered something and said to Kazuhime.

"The Land of Waves?"

Ichihime frowned, thought for a while, but still didn't know what changes had taken place in the pattern of the wave country.

"I see, then I'll take a step first."

Yiji quickly left the team, entered the villa building, and walked all the way to the study on the second floor.

In front of the study door, Yiji knocked on the door first, and soon there was a "come in" from inside. Only then did Yiji unscrew the doorknob, push the door open and enter the study.

The study room is very large. There are no less than 100,000 books placed here, and there is also an office area.

On the desk, there are more important confidential files, which are classified into categories.

"Old man, are you looking for me?"

After Yiji came in, she asked straight to the point.

Shiraishi, who was sitting on the office chair, was looking at the scenery outside the window. After Kazuki spoke, he turned his head to look at her.

"Yes, there is a small situation in the Kingdom of Waves. Although it is not very important, I still want to tell you so that you can be mentally prepared."

Baishi opened the mouth and said.

"What's the situation? The merchant alliance on the isolated island has been eradicated, and the remnants of the party have also been captured one by one and sent to the construction site for labor reform. I don't think the current Fire Nation dares to do anything too extreme."

Ichihime said based on her guess.

It's different today. Years ago, the Third Hokage secretly took Jonin class leader Nara Shikahisa to visit Daimyo in private. We have no way of knowing the content of the conversation between them, but the decision to cooperate was already finalized at that time. And among Konoha, there is Shimura Danzo, the hardline leader who is more difficult to deal with than the Third Generation. In addition, our side and the Thunder Kingdom are pressing every step of the way. It is inevitable that the Fire Country will change its attitude to contact us.

Shiraishi said.

Although it is impossible to believe that the third generation of Hokage will have such a strong day, however, the strong reversal of the country of fire is originally a possibility in the alternative plan.

Different from the three generations of Naruto Sarutobi Hiruza, the daimyo of the Fire Country and the root leader Shimura Danzo are all ambitious.

If these two people fully agree to the tough external plan, then the Third Hokage must compromise the decision of these two people in order to consider the balance between the domestic and Konoha.

Political matters are originally a constant compromise between the two parties, and then to run into each other.

The fire country daimyo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzo, all three are good friends since childhood, and they know each other well. If they are completely united, it will be a troublesome matter.

The most important thing is that the daimyo of the land of fire is not like the daimyo of the land of wind. He has no handle to be controlled by the kingdom of ghosts at all. Like an old fox, he wraps himself tightly and prevents the kingdom of ghosts from infiltrating.

It is basically impossible to disintegrate the cooperation alliance of the three from within.

"The informant in Konoha Village, can't you stop the third Hokage's footsteps?"

"Let's not say that this cannot be done, even if it can be done, now is not the time for them to stand in front of the stage."

Shiraishi shook his head.

"So, what happened in the Kingdom of Wave?"

"The branch of the worker-minor cooperative established in the country of Nawa was closed down by the soldiers of the Daming Prefecture of the country of Nara just this morning. The reason is that it will damage the national defense security of the country of Naria."

National Defense of Waves?

Is there really such a thing as national defense in that country?

The people of our own country are very aware of things. Even the pirates can't solve the Daming Mansion. How can there be anything that can be used as a national defense force?

Isn't this talking nonsense?

Yiji was slightly speechless.

"Although the worker-minor cooperative is just a start-up, the response from the people in the Land of Waves is very good, and it has also helped many poor families in the Land of Waves to survive this difficult winter... In addition, I bought a lot of workers before. With such a mess, is the Land of Waves planning to push all of its own people to our side?"

Ichiki frowned and said.

She could have predicted that the voices of the people in the country of Waves would definitely boil up when the worker-minor cooperative was shut down.

That affects not thousands of people, but thousands of families.

For a small country like the Kingdom of Waves, the combined public opinion of thousands of families is enough to feed a big name, and if the situation cannot be controlled, it is easy to cause riots among workers and peasants.

Originally, in order to fight against pirates, the country of Bo lost many young and middle-aged people, and taxes increased every year, but the income of workers and farmers did not increase year by year.

This also led to poverty in the country of Bo.

It made the country of Bo, which was not rich at all, even poorer.

Finally through the workers' and civilians' cooperatives, they were able to barely make a living, but now they have been seized by the soldiers of the Daming Mansion. They have been squeezed for so long, and it is strange not to get up and struggle.

"It's hard to say that the daimyo of the country of fire is not behind this."

"I don't think Daimyo of the Fire Country is that stupid."

Ichihime said so.

Although the daimyo of the Nation of Fire is very greedy in dealing with the isolated island, and intends to take it all at once, and deny the rest of the country a chance, it also proves that the Nation of Fire has the ability to settle the subsequent impact. It was only the kingdom of ghosts intervening and wooing the other big countries that made the plan of the kingdom of fire fail.

Can dominate such a huge country, the fire country daimyo will not be ignorant of the consequences of shutting down the workers' cooperatives.

"It's because there is a follow-up plan to start. Either it is in the territory of the Kingdom of Waves, or it is..."

"The Land of Rain!"

Yiji said these three words instead of Baishi, and his face became serious.

Such a reckless suppression of the influence of the Oni Nation in the central part of the mainland can only show that the Fire Nation daimyo has the next move.

Although the Land of Waves and the Land of Rain are located in different locations, their nature is actually the same.

The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Demons both intervene.

One side is troubled, and the other side is bound to be greatly affected.

"According to the report of the wandering priestess in the land of ghosts, no changes have been noticed in the ninja troops of the Daming Prefecture. This is also a matter of course. After all, Danzo is leading behind the scenes, arranging the chess game in the dark. He is an old hand, and he will definitely not easily let us notice the traces of his actions. Just like when he and Orochimaru plotted against Hanzo of Yuyin Village."

Baishi took a sip of tea leisurely.

"Knowing that the Land of Fire is about to have a big move, old man, are you not in a hurry?"

Seeing that Shiraishi was still drinking tea leisurely, Kazuhime asked.

"It's not just me who is anxious. Don't forget, the country in the northeast corner is also anxious."

Baishi laughed.

Ichihime nodded. It is true that it is not the Oni Nation who is targeting the Fire Nation.

The battle among the traditional five major nations is also very fierce, even more fierce than the battle between the kingdom of ghosts and the kingdom of fire.

"Since this happened, I will return to the Kingdom of Waves now, and I will deal with this matter as soon as possible."

Ichihime said.

"There is no problem going back, but there is no need for you to come forward now. We can't help them all the time, everything must be self-reliant, otherwise, it is spoiling! In the end, we will only cultivate a group of useless people."

Shiraishi looked directly into Kazuhime's eyes.

Yiji froze for a moment, then understood something.

"Indeed, although it is not good for the ghost country at present, this is also an opportunity."

By taking advantage of the closure of the worker-minor cooperative this time, maybe the public grievances of the people of the Kingdom of Bo can boil again.

After all, there is also a very important seed buried there. The bud has grown out of the soil, and now it just needs to break through the soil and bloom and bear fruit.

"These **** soldiers from Daming Mansion are really ruthless!"

The Land of Waves, Dazna House.

Dazna sat straight on the straw mat at this time. There was only an oven in the room for heating, but most of the room was still cold.

He took off his clothes, and the side of his waist was bruised, obviously injured by someone.

Daughter Tsunami was taking out medicinal wine and wiping his wound with a cotton ball, making Dazna hiss.

"Tsunami, wipe slowly, this old bone is about to fall apart."

"It's not dad, you are going to show off your prestige. You are very old, why do you still look like a young man and go to a famous family to make trouble. Isn't this looking for guilt?"

Tsunami glared at her father angrily, and blamed him for making trouble in front of the mansion of a famous family.

Is that where civilians can go?

Since ancient times, people do not fight with businessmen, and businessmen do not fight with officials.

They, who can't even fight against businessmen, go to the door of the famous house to make trouble, it is purely courting death.

"I don't want to either... But the daimyo has gone too far this time. Let's not talk about the factory. This time, the worker-minority cooperative established by the ghost country was also closed. That is the bottom line for many workers. Now that the bottom line is gone, it is natural to go to the daimyo to reason with those old masters."

Dazner smiled wryly.

With the worker-minner cooperatives, even though the construction of the factory has stopped, the life at home can barely lead a good life.

There is no need to work hard to go fishing. If you are attacked by robbers, it is really unreasonable to say.

But it's strange to say that in the past one or two months, there have been no rumors of pirates attacking the coastal areas.

However, it is still a dangerous thing to go fishing in the country of Waves.

Can have a stable source of income, who would want to do that kind of dangerous thing, and the fish caught can't be exchanged for a little money from stingy businessmen.

Compared with money, what they lack is the necessities of life.

Salt seasoning, brown rice flour, and cotton-padded stoves for winter.

The worker-minister cooperative can exchange these living materials with very cheap labor force, so that they can keep enough food, sleep and warmth in their daily lives.

This is also the reason why the worker-minor cooperative, which has been established for less than two months, has such a great appeal.

At first, it was only workers, and later many farmers also joined in.

That is a favor that the big names can't bestow on them. As the saying goes, the mouth is short, and the manpower is short. Naturally, it is necessary to help the citizen cooperative to go to the big names for evaluation.

No matter how hard they are squeezed, they cannot be deprived of their right to survive.

If even this is deprived, then everyone will get together and confront the daimyo to reason.

As the daimyo of the lord, it is impossible for him to be unreasonable.

One person can't do it, but if a thousand people pass by, it will always be effective.

"Even if you sue the officials, Dad, don't be the first bird. We can't be the opponents of those officials."

Tsunami said in a low voice.

In this world, there are not only ninjas, but also powerful daimyos and nobles.

For civilians, suing officials is a way of appeal that can achieve 'fairness', but the person who sues the officials must also be executed.

In the past, some nobles bullied men and women among the people, and some people went to famous houses to sue.

In order to show his sageness, although the daimyo dealt with the nobleman who bullied men and women, he also executed the civilians who sued the officials afterwards.

The Kingdom of Waves is a traditional country, and every class cannot be crossed casually.

Once crossed, it is a dead end.

This is why Tsunami is worried.

Even if you go to the great masters to explain the truth, but the execution of Dazna afterwards is also the responsibility and obligation of the civilians to sue their superiors.

Dazna is the only pillar of the family now, and she doesn't know how to survive if something happens to Dazna, leaving her as an orphan and widow.

Dazna also fell silent.

He understands the truth, but they always have to survive.

When the factory shut down, they only had resentment in their hearts, but they didn't dare to attack it, because they didn't reach the bottom line and could barely survive.

However, this time even the Citizens' Cooperative was also closed down, and all supplies were forcibly confiscated, and the daimyo managed them in a unified manner. This is equivalent to confiscating and being embezzled by the daimyo.

Even survival has some problems. If you endure it, who knows if the daimyo will go too far next time.

Every year, they hand over the hard-earned food, leaving only a small part for their own consumption.

The total population of daimyo and nobles is less than 1% of theirs, but they enjoy more than half of the country's food...the food they hand over in a year can be enough to feed these people for more than ten years. However, why is the food handed in more and more every year without decreasing? Can these people really eat up so much food?

Why do daimyo and nobles collect food that can never be eaten.

Why would you rather hoard food to rot in the warehouse than distribute it to relieve them.

Those grains were originally cultivated by them with hard work.

The Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce in the ghost country rescued them, but the factory was forced to stop construction, and the worker-minner cooperative that could exchange cheap labor or money for daily necessities was also shut down by big names.

As long as their own officials and businessmen have a bit of conscience, these workers and farmers will not turn against their own country for the sake of businessmen from other countries.

So, Darzner doesn't think he's done anything wrong.

But he still didn't understand why the daimyo and the nobles were still not satisfied after paying the food, and continued to squeeze their survival rights in different ways.

"Is Darzna home?"

At the door, someone shouted.

Dazna recognized who the owner of the voice was.

"Kiki is here, Tsunami, go and open the door."

Dazna put down his clothes to cover the wound on his waist.

Tsunami nodded, walked out of the room and opened the door.

After a while, under the leadership of Tsunami, Kiki came to Dazner's room.

Kiki was carrying fishing nets and other fishing gear in his hand, Dazna felt strange and asked, "Kiki, what are you doing?"

Kiki replied: "Of course I went fishing, and if I continue to sit and eat here, I guess I will have to tighten my belt next month. Not only that, this year's tax seems to have increased by 10%, so let's work more now, otherwise if I don't get it together by then, I will probably go to prison."

Dazner opened his mouth, speechless.

With the arrival of the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, they managed to improve their living standards a little. As a result, they have to return to the fishing industry, which is more difficult and tiring, and life-threatening.

"The tax has risen again, who did you listen to?"

Darzner asked.

"The leaflets have been sent out. Can the family emblems of famous families still be fake? These nobles are really a bunch of greedy vampires. It would be great if Miss Yiji was here."

Kitch took out a leaflet from his pocket and put it in Dazner's hand.

Dazna looked at the contents of the leaflet, and the family emblems of the famous people of the Kingdom of Waves at the bottom, and it was indeed from the official name of the Kingdom of Waves.

Dazna also sighed, and stood up from the straw mat.

"It seems that now is not the time to rest. Then I will go along, hoping that this old bone can still be useful. Tsunami, you are at home to look after the house."

"Dad, your body..."

"Don't worry, it's okay. Let's go, Kiki. Compared with daimyo and nobles, I suddenly think pirates are much cuter."

"Well, you are the only one missing, and the old friends are already one step ahead."

Keech nodded, leading the way.

Tsunami looked at the backs of the two leaving, and could only silently pray for a safe journey.

(end of this chapter)